Photo by Rene Asmussen on Pexels.com Chinese snooker players Liang Wenbo and Li Hang have been handed lifetime bans as part of a group of 10 players penalized by the World Professional Billiards and Snooker Association (WPBSA) on Tuesday for match-fixing. The WPBSA issued a statement on Tuesday, confirming that the ten players were charged … Continue reading MATCH-FIXING: 2 Chinese snooker players given lifetime bans
Day: June 7, 2023
Gunmen abduct wife of Adamawa judge
Suspected kidnappers have abducted Mrs Zainab Abbas, wife of an unnamed High Court judge in Yola, Adamawa State. Police said on Wednesday that the suspects went to the house of the victim in the Nyinbango area of Jimeta in Yola in the early hours of the morning and took her away. Adamawa State Police Command … Continue reading Gunmen abduct wife of Adamawa judge
GAOKAO: Chinese students take nationwide university exams
A parent gives her child a high five for encouragement in Guangzhou, Guangdong province on June 7, 2023. [Photo by Parker Zheng/For chinadaily.com.cn] This year's college entrance examination in China, also known as gaokao, kicked off on Wednesday across the nation. While parents of gaokao attenders prepare everything for their children, people from all walks of life are … Continue reading GAOKAO: Chinese students take nationwide university exams
CLIMATE CHANGE: Xi Jinping calls for a stronger stance
General Secretary of the Communist Party of China (CPC) Central Committee Xi Jinping, also Chinese president and chairman of the Central Military Commission, presides over a symposium on strengthening the comprehensive prevention and control of desertification and promoting the construction of crucial ecological projects, including the Three-North Shelterbelt Forest Program, and delivers an important speech … Continue reading CLIMATE CHANGE: Xi Jinping calls for a stronger stance
Update from Peter Obi’s petition against Tinubu’s victory
Court admits final presidential election results as exhibits in Obi’s petition against Tinubu’s victory In a renewed bid to justify his request for nullification of the election of President Bola Tinubu, the presidential candidate of the Labour Party (LP) in the last presidential election, Peter Obi, on Wednesday tendered the collated final presidential election results … Continue reading Update from Peter Obi’s petition against Tinubu’s victory
Meet the new SGF, Senator George Akume
President Bola Tinubu has sworn-in Senator George Akume as the new Secretary to the Government of the Federation, SGF. Akume was sworn in at the Presidential Villa, Abuja, on Wednesday. The former Minister of Interior took his oath of allegiance and oath of office at about 11:06 am in the Council Chambers of the Presidential … Continue reading Meet the new SGF, Senator George Akume
Tinubu meets governors in Aso Rock
President Bola Tinubu is currently hosting members of the Nigerian Governors Forum at the Presidential Villa. The meeting also involves new personalities elected as governors in their various states, as well as the returning ones. The meeting commenced at noon shortly after Tinubu swore in Senator George Akume as the new Secretary to the Government … Continue reading Tinubu meets governors in Aso Rock
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